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Saddle up for 'The Biggest Little Rodeo'
| Wednesday, Apr 30 2008 5:19 PM
Last Updated: Thursday, May 1 2008 8:14 AM
Billed as “The Biggest Little Rodeo in California” for its top-level contestants and big-money prizes, PRCA Stampede Days Rodeo returns to the Kern County Fairgrounds Friday and Saturday.
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What: 23rd annual PRCA Stampede Days Rodeo
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Gates open 6 p.m.
Where: Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 S. P St., Union Avenue gate.
Admission: $16 advance, $18 at gate, $22 box seats. Parking $3. Tickets available at Emporium Western Store, 1031 19th St., Granite Station Feed and Tack, 1207 James Road.
Details: 399-3159, www.stampededaysrodeo.com
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The rodeo, in its 23rd year, raises money for training and equipment for the Kern County Sheriff’s Reserve Association, said rodeo committee chairman Richard Frank. About 3,000 to 5,000 spectators attend each year.
Watch five rip-roaring rodeo events each day, including bullfighting, bronc busting, team pinning and roping.
And then there’s calf dressing, a quirky game that involves securing undies on a little dogie.
Each event promises a $2,500 purse to the winner.
Watch the rodeo queens accept their crowns on Saturday. And you never know what else could happen, even romance. One year, a man proposed to his girl from the arena, Frank said.